Bill 37, An Act to prohibit certain shale natural gas exploration and production activities

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Information

Sponsor

Blanchet, Yves-François,	Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment, Wildlife and Parks

Type

Government bills

This bill

was introduced during the 40^th Legislature, 1^st Session

Stages in the consideration of the Bill

Definition of the terms used:

• Amendment (one or more changes were made to the bill at this stage)
• Majority vote (the bill went through this stage with majority support in the Assemblée)
• Vote : Yeas, Nays, Abstentions; (the bill went through this stage following a vote, the results of which were recorded)
• The date of assent is followed by the year and chapter number of the Act assented to as they will appear in the Statutes of Québec. For instance, “2007, c. 7” following a date of assent means “Statutes of Québec 2007, chapter 7”.

Introduction

• An Act to prohibit certain shale natural gas exploration and production activities (PDF,  89 KB) 
• Sitting held on May 15, 2013

Adoption in principle

• Sitting held on November 5, 2013 (Le débat est amorcé puis ajourné)
• Sitting held on November 7, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 12, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 13, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 14, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 19, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 20, 2013 (Reprise du débat puis ajournement)
• Sitting held on November 21, 2013 (Le débat terminé la motion est mise aux voix; un vote par appel nominal est exigé puis reporté à la période des affaires courantes de la prochaine séance)
• Sitting held on November 26, 2013 (Vote : Pour 108, Contre 0, Abstention 0)

Committee stage

• Committee on Transportation and the Environment
• Clause-by-clause consideration of Bill 37, An Act to prohibit certain shale natural gas exploration and production activities
• Sitting held on November 27, 2013 (L'Assemblée procède au vote par appel nominal exigé pour renvoyer le projet de loi pour étude détaillée à la Commission des transports et de l'environnement. La motion a été rejetée par le résultat suivant : Pour 52, Contre 58, Abstention 0)
• Sitting held on December 3, 2013 (À la rubrique des motions sans préavis, le leader adjoint du gouvernement propose que la Commission des transports et de l'environnement procède à des consultations particulières dans le cadre de l'étude de ce projet de loi. La motion est adoptée. Le leader adjoint du gouvernement propose ensuite que la Commission des transports et de l'environnement procède à l'étude détaillée de ce projet de loi. La motion est adoptée)

Special consultations

• Committee on Transportation and the Environment
• Special consultations and public hearings on Bill 37, An Act to prohibit certain shale natural gas exploration and production activities
• Sitting held on February 18, 2014
• Sitting held on February 19, 2014
• Sitting held on February 20, 2014